Africa matters : cultural politics, political economies & grammar of protest / edited by Pius Adesanmi and Blair Rutherford.

• Introduction: On the matter of African matters / Blair Rutherford and Pius Adesanmi -- Two cities: Guangzhou / Lagos / Wendy Thompson Taiwo -- ?Catherine Acholonu (1951- 2014): The female writer as a goddess / Nduka Otiono -- Filming home, plurality of identity, belonging and homing in transnational African cinema / Suvi Lensu -- ‘Spare Tires’, ‘Second Fiddle’ and ‘Prostitutes’? Interrogating discourses about women and politics in Nigeria / Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin -- ?The South African Reserve Bank and the telling of monetary stories / Elizabeth Cobbett -- The neoliberal turn in the SADC: Regional integration and disintegration / Jessica Evans -- Indian hair, the after-temple-life: Class, gender and 137 race representations of the African American woman in the human hair industry / Nadège Compaore -- ?The role of radio and mobile phones in conflict situations: The case of the 2008 Zimbabwe elections and xenophobic attacks in Cape Town / Wallace Chuma -- The story of Cape Town’s two marches: Personal reflections on going home / Stephanie Urdang -- Beyond an epistemology of bread, butter, culture and power: Mapping the African feminist movement / Sinmi Akin-Aina -- ?Setting the agenda for our leaders from under a tree: The People’s Parliament in Nairobi / Wangui Kimari and Jacob Rasmussen -- Politics across boundaries: Pan-Africanism: Seeds for African unity / Gacheke Gachihi -- Afterword: Incorporeal words: The tragic passing of Pius Adesanmi / Blair Rutherford. 

• "Africa Matters: Cultural politics, political economies, & grammars of protest provides a sampling of some of these insightful articles from the first five issues of Nokoko, bringing together some of the pieces that for the editorial board of the journal are particularly perspicacious in their analysis and resonant in their crafting."-- 

Ämnesord

Africa  -- Social conditions -- 21st century. (LCSH)

Africa  -- Politics and government -- 21st century. (LCSH)

Africa  -- Economic conditions -- 21st century. (LCSH)

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